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Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Feb 26, 2014, 4:00 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2014, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2014, 4:00 PM EST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2014, 3:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heavy freezing spray warning went out at Feb 26, 3:53 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 3:53 PM EST, 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 26, 10:18 AM EST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Feb 26, 12:38 PM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1238 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 NYZ006-008-261930- OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1238 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... A BAND OF VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...AND MAINLY THE TUG HILL REGION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXTENDS INLAND FROM AROUND OSWEGO...NINE MILE POINT AND MEXICO...TO JUST NORTH OF PARISH...TO AROUND PULASKI ALONG I-81...EASTWARD TO AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALTMAR...REDFIELD...OSCEOLA...NORTH OSCEOLA AND HIGHMARKET. THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THIS BAND WILL OSCILLATE SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD AT TIMES...POSSIBLY IMPACTING AREAS AS FAR NORTH AS SANDY CREEK. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOWS. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY WHERE NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS CUT ACROSS OPEN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO AROUND ZERO AT TIMES...CREATING NEARLY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THIS WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THESE AREAS INCLUDING THE TUG HILL...AND ALONG I-81 FROM JUST NORTH OF PARISH...TO AS FAR NORTH AS SANDY CREEK. TRAVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS MAY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...SO DRIVERS ARE URGED TO CHECK LOCAL ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON...USE COMMON SENSE...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 8:35 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Oswego | 22 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:26 PM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 19 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:26 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | BUF | 19 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:19 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 11 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:44 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Wayne | 42 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 32 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
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